Lesson Plan

Talking Turkey 2017: Cybersecurity

Levels: College/Adult, High School, Home School, Middle School

Unit: A Call to Action, Civic Education Skills, Political Beliefs and Behaviors, The Political Process

-Cybersecurity refers to a relatively new subcategory of National Security which deals specifically with the security of electronic data which could be misused with criminal intent. Cybersecurity did not become an active concern for individuals or governments until the 1980’s, but the importance of Cybersecurity has only grown as society becomes more dependent on computers and the Internet.